BabaKiueria

Jan 1, 1986

0h 29m

★ 6.5

Overview

Imagine what it would be like if black settlers arrived to settle a continent inhabited by white natives? In 1788, the first white settlers arrived in Botany Bay to begin the process of white colonisation of Australia. But in Babakiueria, the roles are reversed in a delightful and light-hearted look at colonisation of a different kind. This satirical examination of black-white relations in Australia first screened on ABC TV in 1986 to widespread acclaim with both critics and audiences alike. This is the story of the fictitious land of Babakiueria, where white people are the minority and must obey black laws. Aboriginal actors Michelle Torres and Bob Maza (Heartland) and supported by a number of familiar faces from the time, including Cecily Polson (E-Street) and Tony Barry, who starred in major ABC-TV hits such as I Can Jump Puddles and his Penguin award-winning Scales of Justice. Babakiueria was awarded the United Nations Media Peace Prize in 1987.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

TV Movie

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Cast

Presenter

Michelle Torres

Government Minister

Bob Maza

Police Superintendent

Kevin Smith

Mother

Cecily Polson

Son

Kelan Angel

Daughter (as Marguerita Haynes)

Marg Haynes

Explorer

Garry Williams

Police Sergeant #1 (as Soul Bellear)

Sol Bellear

Police Sergeant #2

Terry Reid

Newsreader

Athol Compton

Wealthy Woman

Yvonne Shipley

Father (Mr. Smith)

Tony Barry

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